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In case that fact had somehow escaped your attention, or hasn't taken over your social media news feed for months: Tuesday, Nov. 8, is Election Day. Voters in Muncie, Delaware County and, yes, the rest of the United States of America will go to the polls. On ballots will be contests for president, governor, House and Senate, Indiana General Assembly and county-level offices like commissioner, county council, school board and other offices.

Here are five things you should know in the run-up to the election.

You can still register to vote

You can't vote if you're not registered. By state law, voter registration for the Nov. 8 election continues through Oct. 11. To register or see if you're registered, contact the Delaware County clerk at 765-747-7726 or voter registration office at 765-747-7812. By the way, you don't have to declare a party or register as one party or another. The only time voters in Indiana have to verbalize a party preference is when they take a Democrat or Republican ballot in a May primary election.

Watch the debates with The Star Press

If you plan to watch the presidential debate on Monday, Sept. 26, or the vice-presidential debate on Tuesday, Oct. 4, you can join a debate watch party sponsored by The Star Press.

If you’d be interested, please email your name and contact information to Planning Editor Robin Gibson, rgibson@muncie.gannett.com, or send a message via Twitter to @RobinGibsonTSP.

And if you're watching on your own those nights, follow us on social media to see what debate-watchers are saying.

You can vote in advance

You can cast an absentee, or early, ballot beginning Oct. 12 and continuing until noon on the day before Election Day. You can do this by voting at the Delaware County Building, 100 W. Main St., by mail-in ballot or through a traveling board that comes to a voter's home. Information: Delaware County clerk at 765-747-7726.

If you vote straight-ticket, you should know this

Indiana law has changed and straight-ticket, one-party voting will not count for an individual candidate for county council or town council at large. Voters will have to select each candidate they hope to elect to an at-large seat. The Indiana Secretary of State's office also said voters should be notified of this change at the polling place.

Where to vote and what you'll need to vote

To determine your polling place, contact the Delaware County clerk's office at 765-747-7726. The Star Press will also publish a list of polling places before the Nov. 8 election.

Indiana requires photo identification when voters go to the polling places. If you don't have positive ID that matches the name on your voter registration information, contact the Muncie License Branch of the state Bureau of Motor Vehicles at 888-692-6841.

Contact Keith Roysdon at 765-213-5828 and follow him on Facebook and Twitter.